The Poets Corner: Reading Rilke Today: A Conversation

Rilke’s poems and writing remind us of what it means to “bear witness” to life in those “dark hours” we face when we experience things “falling asunder.” He also invites us to “dance the orange,” celebrating the exuberant beauty that shines, even in the darkness.
Award-winning Rilke translator and poet, Mark S. Burrows, explores the writings of poet Rainer Maria Rilke and why Rilke’s words challenge and inspire us, offering “words that still ripen in the silences.”
Mark is joined by poets Pádraig Ó Tuama and Marie Howe to share selected Rilke poems and enter a conversation about the significance of these words, calling us to embrace “a second life, timeless and wide.”

[@gianfrancomuzzumartis8381]

God bless you all 🙏 ... well into my 60s and having neglected poetry so far in my life (sic) how lucky of me to be introduced to it by your wonderful readings and conversations on Rilke. Thank you so much

[@davidhoptman8594]

Delightfully insightful…